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| meaning       = Different depending on the [[kanji]]
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| origin        = Japanese
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| related names = [[Chiharu]]<br>[[Chiaki]]<br>[[Chiyuki]]
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{{nihongo|'''Chinatsu''' |ちなつ, チナツ}} is a feminine [[Japanese given name]] which is occasionally given to men.
==Possible writings==
Chinatsu can be written using different [[kanji]] characters and can mean:
*千夏, "thousand summers/thousandth summer"
*知夏, "wise summer"
*智夏, "intellect, summer"
*千菜津, "thousand vegetables, harbor"
*智菜津, "intellect, vegetable, harbor"
The name can also be written in [[hiragana]] or [[katakana]].
==People==
*[[Chinatsu Akasaki]] (千夏), Japanese voice actress
*[[Chinatsu Ban]] (知夏, born 1973), Japanese artist
*[[Chinatsu Matsui]] (千夏, born 1977), Japanese squash player
*[[Chinatsu Mori]] (千夏, 1980–2006), Japanese shot putter
*[[Chinatsu Nakayama]] (千夏, born 1948),  Japanese voice actress, writer, and politician
*[[Chinatsu Wakatsuki]] (千夏, born 1984), Japanese gravure idol and tarento
*[[Chinatsu Kira]] (知夏, born 1991), Japanese football player
==Characters==
*Chinatsu Aida (千夏), a supporting character in the Japanese TV drama ''[[Last Friends]]''
*Chinatsu Nakayama (千夏), a character in the four panel manga series ''[[Doki Doki School Hours]]''
*Chinatsu Gondo (千夏), a character in the 1994 film ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''
*Chinatsu Tsuboi (千夏), a main character in the manga and live-action drama series ''[[Shomuni]]''
*Chinatsu Aramaki (千夏), a supporting character in the manga and anime series ''[[Maid Sama!]]''
*Chinatsu Yoshikawa (ちなつ), a main character in the manga and anime series ''[[YuruYuri]]''
*Chinatsu Hiyama (緋山 千夏), one of the main characters in the manga and anime series [[Welcome to the Ballroom|ballroom e youkoso]]
*Chinatsu Kuramoto (千夏 ), a supporting character in the manga and anime series ''[[Flying Witch]]''
*Chinatsu Hinomiya (火宮 チナツ), a character in the role-playing video game ''[[Blue Archive]]''
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[[Category:Japanese feminine given names]]
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